Last hunt, and Christmasy stuff... I might have to ease into it this year!

My strong silent mysterious man went out for his last day of hunting today. He didn't get a deer, but brought back a great self portrait to blog. (trained or what? If I could only get him trained on dishes and laundry)

This is the Bennett mountain range in the background (that is my maiden name, so he got a shot just for me).

While he was gone, the teenager pulled out the tree and got lights on it for me... he doesn't even need a chair now.

Dad came home and had to prove he could have done it without a chair too. (always a competition around here... if I were smart I would set up a competition for who could get it decorated the fastest).

I pulled out a few Christmasy things... and then had to take a break from it. All I could think of was what a drag it is to put it all away again.

I used to love pulling out the Christmas decorations... what is happening to me?

I feel like such a Grinch!

Mom, I totally need your help!!!

You know how I hate stockings on the wall... I am hanging stockings on the wall now... I need an intervention!

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

My strong silent mysterious man loves that the pups would hang on him.

Aunt Fay and "Precious" (Harley was out chasing squirrels most of the day)

The aftermath of too much turkey...
We had a great Thanksgiving Day with Uncle Gene and Aunt Fay!

Sunrise...

It was a beautiful sunrise this morning.

I wish I could have just frozen this moment in time, because the rest of my day just went downhill from here.

Tomorrow is a new day.

Breathe...

A short week of school for the teenager. A short week of work for the strong silent mysterious man. And for me... well I hope to try and capture some much needed family time.

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We have just been so busy and caught up in our daily lives, that I feel like we just need some quality down time together. Norman Rockwell pictures flash in my mind.

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I have such really good memories from my childhood of this week of the year. And more than the memory of "things"... it is the memories of the feelings I experienced. The challenge for me will be how to capture those feelings for my family. I think I try this every year, and somehow I don't have those same memories as an adult.

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I hope to try and do a few things this week to create some of those warm fuzzy feelings for my family.

I am so thankful for my Mom!

I love those memories.

How do you create them, and still have the energy or time to cherish them? I don't seem to have them as an adult, why is that? Is my memory really that bad? Or am I just too wrapped up in trying to create them, that I miss the point?

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It's going to be a busy week for me to try and not to be too busy to enjoy the moments with my family. I am excited for the possibilities and potential!!